Railway-track construction



May 18 1926.

i H. H. DIEHL.

RAILWAY TRACK CONSTRUCTION l Li ,mrlLl w.

Filed Jan. 18, 1926 A time l,5d5,285i

HERMAN H. DIEHL, 0F HUIITINGTQIN, WEST 'VIRG-INIA, ASSIGNOR T0 V7 ESTVIRGINIA RAIL (30., OF HUNTII'EGTON, WEST VIRGINEA, A CORPORATION 01*WEST VIRGINIA.

RAILWAY-TRACK CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed January 18, 1926.

lily invention relates, more particularly, to the securing of rails tometal ties, especially in the case of track construction for use inmines, and general construction work; and more especially to structurescomprising;' railelang-e-engaging clips rotatable on the tics andadapted to be rotated into and out of rail-tlange-engaging position.

in the securing ot the rails to the ties, it is customary for the clipsto be rotated into the desired interlocking engagement with the rails,by the operator driving the clip to position by striking it at its outerend with a sledge, and the disengagement of the clips from the rail isalso effected by harnniering them outof place, it being one of myobjects to provide a construction of clip which will readily stand heavyblo s and afford a large surface against which the blows may bedirected. A further object is to lessen the cost of manufacture of suchclips and enhance the fit of the clip with the rail and tie.

Referring to the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a track-construction embodyingmy improvements, the tie forming a part thereof beingbrolren awaybetween its ends. Figure 2 is an enlarged section taken at the line 2 onFig. 1 and viewed in the direction oi? the arrow. Figure 3 is an endview of the struc ture shown in Fig. 1, the structure being viewed fromthe right-hand side of Fig. 1. Figure 4iis a bottom. plan view of one ofthe similar pivoted rail-flange-engaging clips, forming parts of thestructure of the preceding figures. Figure l is a longitudinal sectionalview of the clip of Fig. 4:, the section being taken at the line a onFig. t and viewed in the direction or the arrow. Figure 5 is a face viewof a portion of a bar rolled into a form for producing clips of theconstruction shown in Fig. l and alternating therewith clips 01" anothereon uction and Figure 6 an edge view of the bar of Fig. 5.

In the particular, illustrated, embodiment of my invention, the tie isrepresent-ed at 'Z and the parallel rails superposed tnereon at 8. Thetie shown is of metal shaped to pre sent parallel ribs 5) extendinglengthwise of the tie, the side walls of the ribs 9, and rep resented at10, being preferably relatively abrupt as shown. The tie is providedadjacent the inner flanges 11 of the rails, with Serial Ito. 82,011.

stationary abutinents 12 which may be cured to the tie in any desirableway, as ior" example by the rivets 13, the edges of the ahutments 12 acit the rails being undercut, as represented at ll, to provide portions15 which orerlap the inner flanges 11 ot the rails. The tie adjacent theouter flanges 16 oi the rails is provided wth pivoted clips 1'? forengaging the flanges 16 and cooperating with the abutnients 12 forholding the rails in place on the tie. The clips 17 are all of the sameconstruction eacn being pivoted between its ends to the tie, thepivoting means shown being an ordinary rivet 18 which extends through anopening 19 in the clip 17, preferably midway between its lateral edgesand an opening 20 in one of the ribs 9 preferably midway between thelateral edges or": the latter. Th end of the clip 17 adjacent the railis so shaped as to adapt it, when in rail-securing position, to overlapthe flange of the rail with which it cooperates, as shown in Figs. 1 and2, this being preferably accomplished by forming this end of the clipwith an upwardly deflected portion represented at 9.1, and as a.desirable means for gauging the rails and holding them from spreading, adepending lug 22 is formed on the portion 21 of the clip this lugengaging the outer oi the as shown. The lug; 22 ch extends only part wayacross the clip terminates at one side thereoi in a depending flange 23.The end of the clip opposite t at which overlaps the rail. flange ispro-- vided on its undo do at its longitudinal c ne, with a pair ofdepending parallel ri spaces apart a distance equal to the width of theupper surface of the tie rib 9 as shown in 8, the provision of the ribs24- causing the clip 17 to present a channel along its underside. Theouter end oi the clip 1'? and represented at 26 is very n'iuch thiclccrthan the remainder of the clip, as represented, this portion of the clipgradually tapering toward the center thereof, and forming a portionaogainst which the operator delivers the blows for turning the clip tointerlocked, rail-flange-enga position, the provision of the clip h thisgreatly thickened portion ensuring the strikingof the clip by the workit n and the driving of the clip to the position stated, without dangerof impairing the clip.

The clip is preferably formed of steel whereby it is caused to bespringy, and the rivet 18 extends loosely through the clip, the partsbeing prefe ably so proportioned that t1 e clip may ely rotate on thetie when the rivet is in place thereon but when cel egains adjacent a arail is y 12 it will siderabio force to the clip in a direction forrotating it, and the flexing of the clip against its inherentspringiness to rotate the clip from a position crosswiue of the tie intoa position in which it stends parallel with the ribs and enge the rail,the flexing referred to occtiiing; in the riding of ribs against the riboi? the tie rith whi it cooperates, and the riding of the portionagainst the inclined top suri'ace of the rail flange 16, it beingunderstood that when the clipreaches a position in which it ex tendsparallel with the rib 9 its outer end springs (l wnwa dly to receivethis rib within the channel ot' the clip, therel ing clip eccidei'iialrot 0t rail-iienge-eigaging positioi'i.

more, the rti are preferabl tioned that the clip when inran-flangeengaging: position, as shown in Figs. 1, E2 and 3, will, underits spring action bear do r1 at its opposite ends against the railflange and the tie respectively.

The clips 1'! are rolling there from heated conditioin to of which areafterwards cut into sec ions to form the clips following which operationthe sections are preferably operated on by dies to flatten the clip atits thickened end and turi up the end :21 to ensure the flatwiseengagement of the clip at its t ilClQHQQi rid with 'he tie and thegassing of the end 21 of the clip into superposed position on the flangein. the rotation oi the clip on the tie.

1'? present. rat er deep aerupt-sheulderi it PCLSllJlQ to roll portionsof adjcent clins bar with these directly opposed, so that it is necssary to alternate these clips with clips havii o shoulder portions ofrelatively less depth, in order to conserve the metal of the bar. inFigs. 5 and 6 I have illustrated a section of bar rolled to provide theclips jiist referred to it being understood that this bar is roll-ed inany desired length. Pe'tore the bar is passed through the rolls (notSlOWl rclling; it to the torn-i i lustrates, it is re into substantiallyrectangular cross-sectional form of a thick 196$ slightly ereater thanthe thickest portion of the end 26 of and in such rolling is formed withextendi throughout the le 'th thereof at one taco adjacent both of itsouter odes and which form the ribs 2% and lugs in the completed clip,the one of said flanges which is provided at the edge or" the bar atwhich the lugs 23 extend being somewhat deeper than the oti er 0t saidhi iges.

'lhe iott d lines ind cate the points at r severed into eliparnple by ashearin ted that alternate sl in s extend midway bet ween the en, n thebar which'in the ii i i resented at 24;, and that the other lines oishearing extend between the lugs and curred lugs oi the other ducediii-om the bar, it being e lu 's 2b 2 clips while notion shown setul foris down uitable torin oi gauging er flanges 0" the rails.

from the foregoing e with my invention presents the rious stresses anddescribed a clip and a pared by which it is manufactured,

to be understood as niteudin thereto as rarious changes :21

vithout t spar-ting from the spirit of my inrention.

l hat 1 claim as new, and desire to secure tit. '1- ti combination wclip pivotec engaging p Aid being; r

' portion and rowhen said P position, the portion of said el', saidrelatively abrupt surfaces ened relative to and tapering; centralportion of the clip.

HER-MAN H. DIEQL.

